<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>sarah @ metrowestnews.blog-city.com</title><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/</link><description>(sarah) CE, news, podcasts and more!</description><copyright>Copyright 2008 metrowestnews.blog-city.com</copyright><generator>Metrowest MA Regional Library System</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:34:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>sarah @ metrowestnews.blog-city.com</title><url>http://www.mmrls.org/ys/ysimages/mwlogo.jpg</url><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Hooray for Librariaes!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/hooray_for_librariaes.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/hooray_for_librariaes.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Family Fun Magazine sent this article out via their e-article service:July 21, 2008Library Free For All&nbsp; by DreamTeamJennifer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Disney Daily Dream Team Daily article- Family Fun &quot;The cost of everything was rising]]></description></item><item><title>Family Night Celebrated at the Cambridge Public Library</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/family_night_celebrated_at_the_cambridge_public_library.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/family_night_celebrated_at_the_cambridge_public_library.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:16:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Cambridge Public Library is celebrating with a family night this Thursday, July 10. Please read below for more info and how to RSVP: Come to a Family Night withSindiwe Magona and Elinor SisuluThursday, July 10, 2008, 7:00 P.M.Central Square Branc]]></description></item><item><title>Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Winners Announced</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/boston_globehorn_book_awards_winners_announced.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/boston_globehorn_book_awards_winners_announced.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:11:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Boston Globe and the Horn Book have announced the winners of the 2008 Awards for Excellence in Children&#39;s Literature                      Nonfiction                                    &nbsp;The Wall by                    Peter S&iacute;s (Fos]]></description></item><item><title>Fall CE opportunities</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/fall_ce_opportunities.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/fall_ce_opportunities.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Metrowest staff members are currently planning Continuing Education opportunities for the Fall season. 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We would appreciate it if you and your staff would take the time to fill it out.Click here  to access the survey!And we have incenti]]></description></item><item><title>Wanted: Emerging Leaders</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/wanted_emerging_leaders.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/wanted_emerging_leaders.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Do you know an emerging leader in thelibrary field? If so, ALA wants to know about them!From ALA:&quot;The program is designed to enable more than 100 new librarians to geton the fast track to ALA and professional leadership. Participantsare given th]]></description></item><item><title>Early Childhood Resources Center opportunity for your library</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/early_childhood_resources_center_opportunity_for_your_librar.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/early_childhood_resources_center_opportunity_for_your_librar.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:19:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care has some funding opportunities just for public libraries:&nbsp;From their website :&quot;This is a competitive procurement for Public Libraries only. This contract seeks to fund six Early Child]]></description></item><item><title>Welcome Melanie and Scaredy!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/welcome_melanie_and_scaredy.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/welcome_melanie_and_scaredy.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;Hi everyone! Thanks for visiting our blog! We have a special guest blogger today-Melanie Watt and her friend Scaredy Squirrel! Melanie and Scaredy have answered YOUR questions, and are glad you liked their books!From Ms. Smoler first grad]]></description></item><item><title>Archives Alive! at the Lexington Historical Society</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/archives_alive_at_the_lexington_historical_society.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/archives_alive_at_the_lexington_historical_society.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Massachusetts Historical Records Council  Presents    &lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt;&nbsp;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;  Archives Alive!&nbsp;  Organizing and Promoting Your Archival&nbsp; Collections  &lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt;&nbsp;&lt;!--[e]]></description></item><item><title>SAVE THE DATE!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/save_the_date.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/save_the_date.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:13:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Our legislative breakfasts are right around the corner! Join us Friday March 14, 8AM-9AM at the Needham and Belmont Public Libraries. Hear from members of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, local library patrons, and our Legislators. F]]></description></item><item><title>World Book webinar trainings</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/world_book_webinar_trainings.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/world_book_webinar_trainings.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[World Book Online is offering a series of free webinar trainings.&nbsp; Webinars offer an overview of the features of the World Book Web&rsquo;sfull suite of products, including World Book Kids, World Book Online Reference Center, and World Book Adva]]></description></item><item><title>Doodle 4 Google Contest!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/doodle_4_google_contest.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/doodle_4_google_contest.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Google is having a contest for students in grades K-12!It&#39;s called Doodle 4 Google, and Google has invited students to play and draw on their logo, using the theme &quot;What If...?&quot;More information can be found here , along with registratio]]></description></item><item><title>BPL offering a unique grant opportunity</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/bpl_offering_a_unique_grant_opportunity.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/bpl_offering_a_unique_grant_opportunity.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Boston Public Library, along with the American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities, presents &quot;John Adams Unbound&quot;, a exhibit on display at the Boston Public Library, Copley Branch. 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It can be found here . In addition, there are new television  and radio  spots. These great resources were made to help Massachusetts Libraries support the program, so be]]></description></item><item><title>Caldecott, Newbery and other winners announced!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/caldecott_newbery_and_other_winners_announced.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/caldecott_newbery_and_other_winners_announced.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:59:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The winners of the Newbery and Caldecott Awards were announced this morning at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Philadelphia:CALDECOTTWINNER: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickHonors: Henry&#39;s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine&nbsp;&nbsp; &nb]]></description></item><item><title>Jon Scieszka  appointed as an Ambassador!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/jon_scieszka__appointed_as_an_ambassador.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/jon_scieszka__appointed_as_an_ambassador.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Job Scieszka was appointed the first National Ambassador for Young People&#39;s Literature by the Library of Congress! Many of his duties will include promoting reading to reluctant readers. The term for this position is two years. To read more on th]]></description></item><item><title>Generation Y are hitting the books...and the internet...and the catalog!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/generation_y_are_hitting_the_booksand_the_internetand_.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/generation_y_are_hitting_the_booksand_the_internetand_.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[According to a survey that appeared in The Boston Globe on January 2, 2008, Generation Y are today&#39;s biggest user of libraries! &nbsp;&quot;More than half of Americans visited a library in the past year with many of them drawn in by the computers]]></description></item><item><title>New Grant Opportunity</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/new_grant_opportunity.htm</guid><link>http://metrowestnews.blog-city.com/new_grant_opportunity.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There&#39;s a new grant opportunity for students ages 12-20, sponsored by author Justina Chen Headley, Burton Snowboards, and Youth Venture:&ldquo;GO OVERBOARD CHALLENGE GRANT&rdquo;Award-winning young adult novelist Justina Chen Headley, Burton Snow]]></description></item></channel></rss>